Combined memorandum-pad support and lighting device.



0. KNOERZER & J. W.'WEIS. COMBINED MEMORANDUM PAD- SUPPORT AND LIGHTINGDEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APE.17, 1911.

Patented June 25, 1912.

OTTO KNOERZEIR AND JOSEPH" W. WEIS, F HAMMOND, INDIANA; SAID KNOEBZERASSIGNOR T0 SAID WEIS.

COMBINED MEMORANDUM-PAD SUPPORT AND LIGHTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1912.

Application filed April 17, 1911. SeriaI No. 821,6(N).

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that we,'OT'r0 .KNOERZER and Josnrri WV." Wars, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Hammond,- in the county of Lake and Stateof Indiana, have invented new. and useful Improvements in CombinedMemorandum- Pad Support and Lighting Devices, of which the following isa 'specifi cation. v

This invention relates toa new and improved combined memorandum padsupport and lighting device and has for its object to support such asz'abedstead, chair or the like.-

It frequently :happens that :thoughts or ideas are developed at timeswhen it would be very advantageous to register or record them, that is,to make a memorandum theredo a great deal of thinking of for futurereference. Many'brainy men after retiring forthe day, and theconvenienceof having a self illuminating device upon which the thinker may make amemorandum of his thoughts orideas is self evident.

This invention has been designed to produce a simple device of thischaracter, and to such ends theinvention consists in a memo-v randum padsupport, arranged to support an electric battery andhaving a smallincandescent lamp associated therewith and arranged -to reflect lightupon the surface of the pad to be written upon. The invention furtherconsists in the details of construction, combinations and arrangementsof parts hereinafter set :forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing furnished herewith,in which Figure 1 iszaaperspective view of a combined memorandum padsupportand lightin'g device embodying our improvements, Fig. 2 is asection taken on theline 2-2 of Fig. 5, Fig. 3.is a section taken on theline 33 of Fig. 5, Fig. tis an end view lookin in the direction of thearrow 4, in Fig.-5'an Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section throughthe.

device.

In the drawings 10, represents a memorandum pad support, here shown inthe form of a flat rectangular plate 11, having an upturned flange 12,along one side, and an'up wardly curved flange 13, at one end. Securedto the support .at its upper end is a battery case 14, having four sidesand two ends. The battery case may be secured to the support bysoldering its lower side 15,130 the flanges 12, 16, of the supportingplate 11. One end 17, of the case 1s preferably secured rigidly to theside walls thereof, but the other end 18, is removably secured theretoin order that the interior may be readily accessible. In the simple formshown, the ends 17, 18, are flanged to fit upon the ends ofthe sides ofthe case. The case is shown of rectangular form, but obviously it may bemade of any suitable form or shape, as desired. Y

Within the case is an electric battery-19, held therein by friction withthe walls and arranged to light a small incandescent elec-' tric lamp20, removably secured in a socket 21, that projects out from the side ofthe case that extends upward from the pad. The socket flares outwardlyas seen in 22,150

partly shade the lamp and to direct the rays of light toward the pad,whereby it may be illuminated when the light is turned on. The lampmakes an electric contact with the metal case through its engagementwith the socket 21, and also makes an electric contact with the metalbody of the battery as at 24. Said-battery is insulated from the metalcase by a wrapper 25, of insulating material,

which wrapper is cut away at 26, to expose the metal body of thebatteryfor contact with thepoint 24-, of the lamp. A stop 29, spaces the end ofthe battery 19, away from the end wall :11, In this space iscontainedmeans for making and breaking the circuit between the batteryand lamp.

Ametalpush butt0n'28, is carriedby the end .wall 17, of the case and isarrangedto make contact with a'contact piece 27,0f the battery. The pushbutton acts as a-contact piece whereby when said push button pushedinward a circuit is made through the battery, the lamp and the case.Thelocationw of the push button 28, is of some importance because withthe arrangement shown in the drawing-the device maybe held'in' the'handthe push button pressed with one of the fingers of the hand holding thedevice, while I end of the flange 12, and in the space between the caseand plate 11, of the holder 10, is secured a fiat spring 31, which isarranged to secure a pencil P, in the holder. The flat spring 31, issoldered or otherwise secured to the flange 12, of the plate 11, and isarranged to be pressed back whenever a pencil is thrust in through theopening 30, the tendency of the spring being to frictionally hold thepencil between the flange 13, of the plate and the spring.

In order that the register may be detachabl carried by a bedstead or thelike, so as when one has retired, we provide means for 'detachablysecuring it to such a bedstead or other support. One form of thedetaching means comprises a wire hook 33, secured at the top of thedevice and arranged to hook over any horizontal rod such as the crossrod of a bedstead. The form of hook shown has two legs that extend inthrough holes in the wall of the case and are bent outward to engagewith the wall when the hook is-drawn to its outward position. It may bepushed back so as to be partly closed within the case when not in use.

Another form of securing means comprises a clip 34, lying underneath theplate 11, and secured to the flange thereof by hooks 36, the clip beingwound into the form of coil springs 35, between its ends that act topress the long arm of the clip toward the plate 11. This clip providesmeans whereby the device may be detachably secured upon averticalsupport such as a post or the hke.

In using the device, a memorandum pad ,A, is inserted between thebattery case and plate 11, and held therebetweenby reason of thefriction. The memorandum pad is scored along the line (1, whereby thesheets tenupon. The device-may be grasped in one hand and the pushbutton pressed to make contact with the battery, closing the circuitthrough the battery and lamp and lighting the latter. The; light fromthe lamp isthrown directly upon the upper surface of the pad so that theuser may see to write thereon in an otherwise dark place. After usingthe device it may be hung upon the bedstead or other convenient placefor future use. p

It is obvious that in place of a memorandum pad, a memorandum book suchas a guide book, may be carried by -the device,

the dark by pressing the button and illuminating the book from the lamp.

We are aware that various alterations and modifications. of this deviceare possible without departing from the spirit of our device, and we donot therefore wish to limit ourselves to the exact form of constructionshown and described.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A combined memorandum pad support and lighting device comprising amemorandum pad supporting plate, a battery case secured thereto at oneend, and spaced therefrom to receive a memorandum pad therebetween, saidplate and case cooperating to grip said memorandum pad therebetween, andsaid case containing an electric battery, in circuit with an electriclamp,

' projecting out from the side of said case adjacent the pad, andarranged to illuminate said pad.

2. A combined memorandum pad support and lighting device, comprising amemorandum pad support, a battery case se-' cured thereto at one end andco-acting with the support to grip a memorandumpad therebetween, anelectric battery within said battery case and an electric incandescentlamp in circuit with said battery and supported by said case on itsouter side, said lamp being arranged in position to illuminate a padcarried by the support.

3. A combined memorandum pad support and lighting device comprising apad supporting plate, a battery case secured thereto at one end andspaced therefrom to receive a pad therebetween, said plate and caseacting to grip said pad therebetween, an electric lamp rojecting outfrom the side of the case adjacent the pad and adapted to illuminate thelatter, an electric battery contained in said case, and a push but- .tonprojecting out from one end of the case OTTO KNOERZER.

JOS. W. WEIS.

Witnesses:

B. Gnnnmo,

CHARLES O. SHERVEY.

